Smoking and Tobacco News

Exposure to advertising for flavored e-cigarettes may evoke more interest in e-cigarettes among children compared with adverts for the non-flavored variety, according to recent research.

Passive prenatal tobacco exposure and active maternal smoking significantly influenced the risk for hospitalization for bronchiolitis in newborns during the first year of life, according to recent research from Italy.

Patients who use e-cigarettes are less likely to quit than patients who smoke but do not use e-cigarettes, according to a recent study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.

Rates of smoking cessation attempts increased in markets where the number of anti-smoking advertisements increased, according to recent research.

No significant association between health care provider intervention and reduction in childhood tobacco exposure was found in a retrospective review published in JAMA Pediatrics.

States that fail to expand Medicaid eligibility in the wake of the Affordable Care Act will shoulder a greater public burden related to smoking, according to a study published in Health Affairs. The researchers also concluded that Medicare and public health agencies should be working together to make smoking cessation a priority for beneficiaries.

Electronic cigarettes may be a stopgap measure for patients with asthma who smoke, have difficulty with cessation and frequently relapse, according to a recent evidence-based guide published in Annals of Allergy & Immunology.

A recent report from the CDC showed that approximately seven in 10 middle school and high school students saw electronic cigarette advertisements in 2014.

Thirdhand smoke affects infants in the neonatal intensive care unit and is present on incubators, cribs and other furniture due to surface nicotine from smoking visitors, according to recent research published in BMJ.

Diacetyl, a flavoring chemical associated with severe respiratory disease, has been found in more than 75% of e-cigarettes in addition to two other flavoring chemicals, according to an analysis of 51 commercially available e-cigarette types published in Environmental Health Perspectives.